Top 10 Energy Weapon In Fallout New Vegas

[@grovesy333]

Energy weapons is probably my favourite weapon type in the whole of fallout not just new Vegas so this list was very appreciated and fun to watch !

[@ReapeeRon]

Awesome, they are really cool in FNV, although I like them in all of the fallout games.

[@SeanSpencerNekoEspirito]

Energy weapons is always super simple for me. MF Breeder for close range/sidearm, Q35 for midrange and general use, YCS for sniping. Crazy ammo efficient, can be acquired early and all in base game, and can carry you permanently through the game. Sometimes mixing in Holorifle and/or Elijah's LAER for spice.

[@Psychonautical89]

The typing and conversion capabilities make energy weapons so versatile. Especially the presence of bulk ammo of all three. Just go bulk whenever possible on weaker enemies and just swap to some charged stuff when needed.

[@thatskeletordude5271]

Tri-Beam laser rifle fits all 3 roles lmao

[@ReapeeRon]

That sounds like a good mix of weapons.

[@Nr4747]

Getting to the Gatling Laser after finishing Old World Blues is a must for an energy weapons build, imho. Yeah, it's not very ammo-efficient, but starting out with 5 strength and going to 6 with the implant allows you to take Strongback and Burden to Bear, add in Packrat to carry a lot more ammo and you can shred tough opponents, even on very hard difficulty, with a crit build.

[@noahhobson4521]

My favorites are the holorifle, the YCS/186, Pew-Pew, the Q-35 Matter Modulator, and the MF Hyperbreeder, and the Laser RCW. The biggest reason that the Laser RCW is on the list isn't because it's a great gun like the others are, it's because it's a laser tommy gun and that's just cool.

[@ReapeeRon]

Totally agree with you on that. Laser RCW is so awesome!

[@kingofthegrill]

RCW is a great early pick-up from the Fiends and you get enough to keep it repaired. I like to open at distance with the RCW and then switch to Pew-Pew if I rushed it or else I'll snag a laser rifle or rush the AER14

[@yogsothoth915]

Q-35, my beloved (I especially love that the logs talk about efficiency and stuff and thats indeed its strong point)

[@worms136]

I think the Holorifle is underrated. It has the highest damage for a single cartridge for any single weapon, save a few explosive ones. It is durable, and has enough capacity to kill almost any enemy in the game in a full magazine. And most importantly, it looks hella cool!

[@ReapeeRon]

That is true, I like the Holorifle a lot.

[@MrYaniv99]

The laser rifle is my favourite too. I like it with the scope since I can then see enemies far away and firing from the hip works well close range. It just tears up deathclaws and everything else. I remember I forgot about deathclaw promontory and walked in on very hard difficulty and slaughtered everything with my fully upgraded laser rifle. I’m always drawn to it when using energy weapons

[@elegathor4251]

So good to see these New Vegas videos from you in a similar format like DRG. Wondering about the future of your channel. Keep up the good work, Ron!

[@ReapeeRon]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Goji505]

MF Hyperbreeder Alpha is insane with Laser Commander >:)

[@kylekiel2763]

I was genuinely wondering how he put it at slot 10. Idk if it's just an Xbox 360 issue, but mine like never misses in vats. I will aim at something with about 3% hit chance and I never miss. 🤷‍♂️

[@justyagre6296]

I stick with Holorifle, Pew Pew, and the fully modded laser rifle.

[@Psychonautical89]

Make some room for the Advanced LAER and the plasma caster!

[@ReapeeRon]

Very nice!

[@jaketheberge1970]

Laser rifle is shockingly good for that early in the game, hell you'll probably get a few for free of some dead Bright Followers. Use repair and you good for a long while.

[@JeancarlosRPerez]

Holo Rifle *MY BELOVED* There was something about being in Sierra Madre in my first campaign while doing a energy weapon run then getting all your loot taken and this thing being the only thing given to you. This "thing" became my holy weapon in those dark times. Really got me attached to it for the rest of the campaign 🎉 😂

[@Nick3618W]

I’m sadly torn between the fully modded laser rifle and the holorifle… (long rant ahead) The laser rifle, without crits, can be somewhat lacking in punch but is the best sniping weapon I have ever used. I’ve wiped out Cottonwood Cove from another zip code with that reliable beauty. Now the Holorifle. An absolute beast in terms of damage. Fairly accurate. But I have trouble sniping with it… or even landing shots on charging enemies. It feels clumsy despite all its inherent strengths. I need something in the middle between the speed and pinpoint precision of the former and the raw stopping power of the latter. The regular LAER feels like that answer for most cases. Should I just gud with the holorifle?

[@icacuellar]

Compliance regular is one of my top 3 energy weapns. paired with a thermic lance is very perk and skill point efficient for a melee build. You can still do good with just the thermic lance to but together you can take on anything in the game

[@blakerobertus7533]

I'm using the compliance regulator for the first time in my current build and it's saved my ass so many times lol

[@thatskeletordude5271]

One of the reasons to have bad reputation with the Legion is just for that early game Thermic Lance.

[@ReapeeRon]

It is really good for the knock downs that it can get.

[@skyeblu3178]

Criminal that the Compliance Regulator isn’t on this list As a traditional weapon it’s obviously lackluster but as a sidearm it is legit game-breaking

[@mappingshaman5280]

The spitzel 9000 is so fucking good. I was so pissed when a casino glitch lost me it forever in my energy weapon only playthrough

[@Psychonautical89]

1. Elijah's Advanced LAER 2. Gatling Laser 3. Pew-Pew 4. Plasma Caster 5. MF Hyperbreeder Alpha 6. AER14 Prototype 7. YCS-186 8. Holorifle 9. Tesla Beaton Prototype 10. Q-35 Matter Modulator

[@thatskeletordude5271]

Heh, if only Elijah knew what item Condition is.

[@Psychonautical89]

@@thatskeletordude5271 it is hilarious watching each trigger pull with max charge ammo deplete the bar visibly. Fortunately, even just half-assing an energy/crit build causes such a thing to just toast every enemy in 1-3 hits. I am also fairly certain you can Jury Rig it with plasma/multiplas rifles and/or laser RCWs, so repairing it isn't TOO bad if you save a few.

[@ReapeeRon]

Awesome choices!

[@Psychonautical89]

@@ReapeeRon your videos are awesome choices!

[@ReapeeRon]

Thanks!@@Psychonautical89

[@williamhavoc6954]

The MF Hyperbreeder Alpha with the Meltdown and Laser Commander perks is insanely fun.

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah meltdown can be super fun to mess around with.

[@johnherrera5261]

The holorifle being under the ycs is kinda crazy to me being able to run max charge with 0 downside and a much better hip fire is just way more useful also ot hits much harder it feel like. 100% agree with the laser rifle though it's just busted all around especially modded

[@TrollCapAmerica]

I woukld argue the Modded Laser Rifle is the best energy weapon in the game based on versatility. Its got the best combination of features of any of the energy weapons being good at very range good item health managing ammo is easuer with energy weapons AND it uses the most common type good spread good damage its fires fast it has energy weapon innate armor piercin theres literally nothing it isnt good at. This isnt a jack of all trades master of none this is this is a weapon that podiums in every event in winter and summer games

[@NewYorkSith]

Yeah not gonna lie the laser rifle with all three modifications on it makes it a nightmare for anyone caught in its line of fire. I went up against a trio of deathclaws in The Thorn while wearing Ranger Combat Armor + Helmet with a fully decked out Laser Rifle. So anyway I started blasting and in seconds the deathclaws are nothing but ash.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

The laser rifle being in the top spot warms my heart. I love that weapon. It’ll never let you down. However, I feel like it’s worth noting that with the beam splitter, using it in VATS isn’t usually the best idea, as it acts like a shotgun. VATS and multiple projectiles don’t mix so well together, unfortunately. The damage potential is greatly hampered.

[@SaltyLobster]

When you were discussing 2nd place I was sure no.1 is gonna be alien blaster, wich would sadly mean there's no room for laser rifle at all. And then YES! Laser rifle appreciated. New Vegas is the first Fallout where Laser rifle realy shines. It used to be one of the energy weapons, here it is THE energy weapon. And not becouse it's OP the momment you pick it up, mind you. It starts good and then with time gets better, it basicly levels up with you (via 3 mod upgrades and selecting right perks, being Vigilant Recycler, Laser Commander and ofc Finesse, Better Crits, Light Touch for light armor users, even Lonesome road ED-E 4th upgrade gives bonus in form of +5 beam weapon damage) wich means it can carry you thru everything game throws at you all the way to the end (except places that take your weapons away like casinos and Dead Money ofc) What makes it awesome: -with Beam splitter it crits like a shotgun (it takes only one "shrapnel" to succesfully crit for all of them to crit), just with no spread becouse three beams hit the same spot -with Scope it's almost as acurate as sniper weapons, but in practice it actually works much better - shoots faster and reloads once every 24 shots (meaning even if you fail to insta kill with headshot, you have all the time you need to finish enemy off with consecutive shots) -simple in use: good for all distances(no need to swich weapons), durable, easy to repair (spare rifles are fairly common) and it's regular ammo is plentiful (for special ammo: optimized microfusion cell, crafted with Vigilant Recycler perk, is all you'll ever need)

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah the laser rifle is pretty awesome!

[@115zombies935]

The tribeam fully modded is nuts. It’s just the laser rifle with 3x damage, it deletes everything

[@jigthh]

Fully modded laser rifle is indeed a consistent beast for all kinds of builds due to relatively low skill requirement. I used it so often back in the day, i had to make a rough decision to stop using it altogether because every run started to look like laser gun run. I did a laser gun playthrough with laser commander plus a few laser related perks from some perk mods and it definitely felt like i'd be able to play through the entire game with it if i wanted to.

[@ReapeeRon]

I agree, and if you want to run down to Nipton at the start you can get a few for free.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

It melts just about anything, especially if you’re built for frequent crits. I wouldn’t recommend using it in VATS if you have the beam splitter equipped, though.

[@Aldo7Aces]

I always keep a Plasma Defender on me. Per pound, the most efficient damage output.

[@ReapeeRon]

That is a great choice.

[@elimeece7462]

While it is situational, the unique flamer with Max energy weapons is a personal favorite

[@radesc7677]

The yc...something something is amazing with the meltdown perk sneak attack headshot and everyone dies which helps with ammo and repairs.

[@DwayneAPurple]

Some things I've learned from looking at the weapon tables on the wikia. Plasma weapons hit harder than lasers, both per shot and critically, though slightly slower. Most laser weapons don't deal very much critical damage, though they do fire faster. But energy weapons that are neither classified as laser or plasma actually have the best critical damage of any energy weapon. I would think plasma and non-laser non-plasma weapons are great for critical builds, with lasers being better for faster attack speed, even despite Laser Commander adding a flat critical chance modifier. Unless of course they are automatic.

[@kicker8536]

All your fallout nv videos encouraged me to replay it for the 6th or 7th time

[@ReapeeRon]

Awesome, hope that you are enjoying your new vegas run!

[@brantnuttall]

Nice laser. I don't like the tesla cannon though.

[@ReapeeRon]

I can understand that, I don't use them a whole lot.

[@petervlcko4858]

I used recharge rifle a lot because even so is heavy no additional weight for ammunition is needed. And for first time I played this game it was difficult to find sufficient ammo for guns. Especially when you play it with Spanish language to learn Spanish during process of playing. So I did not understand everything how it works. But true is is lack luster but it was ok for e while until i get better in game.

[@ReapeeRon]

I like the Recharger Rifle, but I do with it was a bit better. It's a really cool idea.

[@galdersrontgorrth]

i would've put the regular laer here instead of elijah's cause the beam splitting can make this decently strong on very hard even if the crit damage his comparatively low.

[@xenerith5536]

Pew Pew with the professional perk and MC ammo is probably one of the best stealth weapons

[@ericgoon5704]

Tri-beam (gra) is cracked

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah it is really good.

[@silverjohn6037]

I honestly never used the energy weapons because of the goo/ash piles that never disappeared. I know it can be easy to mod out but I've always liked the vanilla version of FONV. FO 4 I mod the heck out of though;). Edited for spelling.

[@nickbob2003]

This may sound crazy but I have never even noticed that the goo/ash piles never disappear and am surprised that someone would care lol. Obviously to each their own but it’s just interesting to me

[@CrazyBoris06]

the mf breeder helps you cheese through hardcore by removing ammo management or getting pack rat

[@ElDrHouse2010]

I'm gonna give the Laser Rifle a shot more often

[@ReapeeRon]

I find that it is pretty good.

[@justbread4570]

laser rcw, tri-beam laser and recharger rifles are the only ones i’ve enjoyed so far (no i’m not kidding, recharger rifle is actually rly good)

[@ReapeeRon]

Laser Rcw is one of my favorite weapons in the whole game, I think that it looks awesome!

[@justbread4570]

theres something about a laser tommy gun that just makes me smile every time i see it, its just a fun idea

[@brysonhughes8282]

You forgot the unique flamer, “Cleansing Flame”! Is that not as good though? I use it almost every play-through and it carries me pretty decently

[@thatskeletordude5271]

Pretty niche weapon, it will struggle vs High DT but it absolutely shred naked targets. Also Energy/Plasma weapons ignore some DT.

[@ReapeeRon]

I like those too.

[@kingwokester7324]

The Holorifle is my gun. I actually prefer it over the Gauss Rifle any day.

[@ReapeeRon]

Awesome, it is really unique.

[@kingofthegrill]

10. Laser RCW 9. Elijah's Advanced LAER 8. Tesla-Beaton Prototype 7. Alien Blaster 6. Plasma Defender 5. Laser Rifle 4. Holorifle 3. AER14 2. Pew Pew 1. MF Hyperbreeder Alpha These aren't really based on stats but more stuff like accessibility, utility and how much I like it. AER is one of my favorites because I think it's a better version of the laser rifle since I very rarely remember to buy weapon mods. Pew-Pew is a one-tapper and most things that survige the first shot go down on the second. The Hyperbreeder allows me to play an Energy Weapons build while using all my energy ammo to break the in-game economy.

[@0blivi0u5kid]

I thought it was the sonic emitters you can buy not laer

[@ReapeeRon]

I think you can also buy the LAER from the sink too. I might be remembering that wrong.

[@kevincho1187]

The Tesla Beaton prototype is really nice, but I will admit the Jury riggeds better rof is interesting

[@JMan-j5l]

Plasma Defender!

[@ReapeeRon]

That is a cool one too.

[@JMan-j5l]

@@ReapeeRon it’s my favorite. Thanks for all your videos 👍

[@sodapop1311]

The wazer wifle is really good to

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah, but that one is not in FNV. It's in Fallout 3 and maybe 4 I think.

[@sodapop1311]

@@ReapeeRon I just realized i was like oh wait 😭🤣 the one you can get from the star bottle caps is good to.

[@ReapeeRon]

Pew-pew is good too. I like that one and it is one of my favorite questlines too.@@sodapop1311

[@doughieboy5144]

I only just completed my first playthrough, im gonna have to try Elijahs tesla cannon, that thing looks so whack

[@slimeslow17]

Q-35 is in my opinion the best

[@ReapeeRon]

It's a really good gun. And with you being able to grab it right at the start it is that much better.

[@bannedcommander2932]

Elijah's LAER and Holorifle too low, YCS and Gatling Laser way too high (good luck killing anything with the latter if it has any serious DT), and where the heck is Pew Pew? If you thought Gatling Lasers were good with Laser Commander, just try Pew Pew with it.

[@ЕрікПокідько]

Nah gatling laser is good Modded gatling with laser Max charge ammo, commander E(rank 4+) and laser commander shreds through anything

[@bannedcommander2932]

@@ЕрікПокідько Exactly my point. It needs 5+ perks and max charge ammo to shred. Elijah's LAER and the Holorifle shred without any of that. Add the fact that those perks also work on LAERs, and it should become clear why putting the gatling laser over Elijah's LAER makes no sense. The cost of repair kits you'll need for the LAER is compensated by the ammo cost for the gatling laser (especially considering that you're feeding max charge ammo to a very ammo hungry weapon). The gatling laser is cool, I give it that, but it's nowhere near the 4th best energy weapon in the game.

[@ЕрікПокідько]

@@bannedcommander2932 ammo/repair kit cost does not matter much when you can get 25k+ caps just from the casinos perks are optional, only thing you really need is max charge ammo And commander E is better on gatling laser becouse of higher rate of fire Also it does not require completing DLC's just to get the weapon

[@kylekiel2763]

​@@bannedcommander2932yeah it's really dumb because a LOT of weapons are overpowered with the right perks and ammo

[@ReapeeRon]

This isn't really in any order other then what I wrote them down in.

[@TheBigIronOnMyHip]

Give me a Gatling laser with mods and a t51b and i will rule the world, i really like playing like a tank.

[@ReapeeRon]

Very classic Fallout experience.

[@TheBigIronOnMyHip]

@@ReapeeRon true, even in the OG fallout games that was my type of gameplay, power armour and big guns and exploring the wastes, i really love these games and so Fallout New Vegas too.

[@flarming1]

No alien blaster?

[@thatskeletordude5271]

Limited Ammo and replaces the unique Gauss Rifle. Still fun tho.

[@flarming1]

@@thatskeletordude5271 yeah but with 100% crit rate and tied for highest damage in class it's bassicly an instant win button for 100 shots

[@ReapeeRon]

No, but it is quite good too. I just wish you could get some more ammo for it.

[@rwithee]

I really like the Plasma Defender, fully moded it's quite strong, and I believe with a high enough sneak can be used as a hold out weapon.

[@ReapeeRon]

That one is a fun one too.

[@kingofthegrill]

Where's the AER14?!?

[@wasfureinbua]

i like laser weapons

[@dannyhernandez265]

No Q35? Travesty…

[@ReapeeRon]

It's at number 3 on this list.

[@dannyhernandez265]

@@ReapeeRonah I see my bad. I saw the shortcuts but didn’t see it love your videos man

[@marcomoton3449]

The Pulse gun is awesome in Old World Blues.

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah it would probably be really good for that.

[@marcomoton3449]

@@ReapeeRon I'm doing a Dlc first run in New Vegas. Going for one of the rarer uniform rewards in Lonesome Road. You get a different one for which faction you helped the most. You also get unique dialog also.

[@jammin_maestro]

YCS/186. Mmm… 😎

[@vladimirk7686]

"Laser rifle really strong" *barely deals damage to a legionary * Bruh moment

[@thatskeletordude5271]

5 Luck stat experience.

[@ReapeeRon]

I check after that too, turns out I didn't pick my energy weapon character for this I picked my unarmed/melee character oops

[@vladimirk7686]

@@ReapeeRon maybe but regardless of build laer and tri beam are 2-3 times more powerful so you'll beter never use regular laser rifle for hard part of content

[@TrollCapAmerica]

@@vladimirk7686 Thats completely wrong. The Laser Rifle is the 10 highest DPS in the game and when armor is factored in it raises to 8th while being accurate being good with ammo better item health than most energy weapons while being easy to repair and being good at literally any range. The LAER falls apart too quickly at 1/3rd item health and cant hit the broadside of a barn while the tri-beam has double the spread worse ammo capacity and thge same item health as the Base LAER

[@tytar1037]

@@TrollCapAmericatribeam with mods makes it a beast

[@swarnski8uu]

Dead money is my least favorite DLC, among all console fallouts.

[@muhammadhamiz7318]

why is this a new video? Is there a remastered version of new vegas? available on PS5?

[@Foreign501st]

Not yet. But that's like asking why people still make DS3 content. Is a DS3 remake out that no one knows about? Obviously not. The reason this video exists is because it's content. Doesn't need to be new to have content made on it.

[@ReapeeRon]

No I just like FNV

[@piyapansarmprateep243]

I really like mini gun but much more than that I love effect when enemies melting

[@ReapeeRon]

Good news we got one of those, but it turns people to ash!